Selling Your Home at a Glance

Simplify Your Experience

From preparing your home, to setting the price, and showing your house when it is on the market, a Realtor® will simplify everything. Keep in mind the right agent is often the key to a successful real estate transaction. Our qualified professionals will guide you through the entire process. Learn more about Working with Real Estate Agents.

Pricing Your Home

Correctly pricing your property is vital. Price your home too low and you’ll lose money; price it too high and buyers will shy away. Your real estate agent will be able to give you a Competitive Market Analysis for your particular property, which will help you determine the value of your property as well as advice on the condition of the present market. Request a free home valuation.

Promoting Your Property

When selling your home, you will want effective advertising and marketing. From descriptive, colorful ads to internet options, our real estate agents are able to attract potential buyers. Promotional campaigns work best when the home is priced right, the home is properly prepared, and the market is a sellers market. Other factors that would limit the affect of promotional campaigns would also be the competition and the financing.

Prepare Wisely

Whatever work has been done up to this point to sell your home, will only have an effect when a buyer walks into your house for the first time. Never underestimate the affect of positive showing. There are numerous ways to prepare your home for a showing. Get tips on showing your home.

Pre-sale Home Inspection

Buyers are going to schedule a home inspection, a thorough examination of the property, before closing.  Scheduling an inspection before you put your home on the market allows you to take care of any problems beforehand.  You will have more time to plan for any resulting expenses and be able to better ensure the quality of your home.  If you choose not to fix the issues that come up in the inspection, you can adjust the selling price for those issues.  This can save you time during negotiation because the buyer knows the issues have already been identified and accounted for.  You are also less likely to overlook something you may be held liable for later.

Rewards & Challenges

Rewards

There may be a variety of reasons if you’ve decided to sell your home. From up sizing, down sizing, cross-country move, it’s exciting to start new adventures. The internet can be an amazing resource for any property seller and we’re here to help.

Challenges

Selling a home can be stressful and time consuming without the right resources and information. There are plenty of practical matters that need your attention. With our online services, you can avoid the potential hazards.

A Team Effort

The overwhelming majority of home sellers find it advantageous to team up with a Realtor. Rather than attempt to learn about selling a home, most home owners feel that it is better to entrust the sale of their biggest investment to a professional. There are a number of complexities of modern Real Estate transactions that should be considered, not to mention the access to MLS, advertising, marketing and screening which are available to assist the seller. Advice can be given on the condition of the market at the time you are considering selling. Your Realtor will also be able to give you a Competitive Market Analysis for your particular property, which will help you determine the value of your property.

Money Matters

Today’s buyer is well informed and price sensitive. A property that is priced over the market can often deter buyers who are serious about finding a property. If the property is under-priced, it most likely will sell quickly–to the detriment of your net proceeds. Care and research should be taken when establishing the original listing price.

There are many factors that will affect the selling price. The following should help you determine the price you can expect to receive:

• What are the prices (listing and selling) of similar homes in your area?
• What is the size, layout and condition of your home?
• What is the location of your home, are you in a desirable area that is in demand?
• Does your home have amenities that are currently popular in the marketplace?
• What is the estimated appraisal?
• What is the experience of your Realtor?
• Is is a buyers market or a sellers market?

Once an offer is made, if you intend to accept the offer, or make a counter-offer, do it as soon as possible. Realize that at any time prior to accepting or countering, a buyer can withdraw their offer.

When you make changes to an offer, they require written approval of all parties for the contract to be enforceable. Know that even minor changes facilitate the opportunity for either the seller or buyer to change their mind.

Accepting an Offer

Closing

To put it simply the last part of the home selling process is closing. It is the time between signing the purchase contract (once an agreement on price and terms has been reached) – and the day the deed is actually recorded transferring title. Once everything is signed, then escrow closes and your home is sold.

Moving On

It doesn’t matter if you have moved once or several times, it is never an easy task. There is a lot of emotion associated with selling a home. So on to a new adventure. The following are some tips you may find helpful.

• Notify the post office of a forwarding address.
• Cancel subscriptions that would not be forwarded.
• Arrange for new checking account if needed.
• Arrange for utilities and telephone at your new location.
• Plan for needs of children and pets during the move.
• Plan for sufficient cash/travelers checks during the move.
• Are you packing/moving yourself or will a professional mover handle the move?
• Once you are reasonably sure you will be proceeding with the sale, begin weeding out our possessions.
• Pack one room at a time.
• Keep the weight of your boxes reasonable.
• Start packing and marking every box according to contents and room it will go in.
• If bubble wrap is not available, use towels and blankets to wrap fragile items.
• If possible, pack audio-video and computer equipment in their original boxes.
• Do not pack valuables, carry them with you.